Add "like" comparison operator to the "where" function

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Hi there!
I am trying to filter a list to separate it into two different lists.

I am using a (where list key "in" str) as normal and it works, however, I would need something like (where list str "in" key).

What I mean is that my key is a superset of the string I am looking for, so I want to see if the string is in the key, instead of the key in the string. Is there any way to do this in Hugo?

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You cannot do this with the where function.

Range through the collection and perform a comparison in each iteration.

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Thanks! I was fearing that was the case and I was ranging with an if, but wheres are beautiful! It would be great to be able to do that :slight_smile:

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This would be roughly equivalent to the SQL LIKE comparison operator, e.g.,

{{ $regex := `^bar.*$`
{{ where .Pages "Params.foo" "like" $regex }}

It’s an interesting idea, but I’ll admit I’ve never needed it before.

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